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JPMorgan raises recession odds this year to 60%.
April 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
JPMorgan raises recession odds this year to 60%.
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The Social Security Administration has already cut 7,000 jobs.
As a result, its website is crashing. Phone lines are overwhelmed. Beneficiaries can't get service.
What is DOGE recommending now? More layoffs.
Let it be known that Trump is effectively cutting Social Security.
As a result, its website is crashing. Phone lines are overwhelmed. Beneficiaries can't get service.
What is DOGE recommending now? More layoffs.
Let it be known that Trump is effectively cutting Social Security.
April 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The Social Security Administration has already cut 7,000 jobs.
As a result, its website is crashing. Phone lines are overwhelmed. Beneficiaries can't get service.
What is DOGE recommending now? More layoffs.
Let it be known that Trump is effectively cutting Social Security.
As a result, its website is crashing. Phone lines are overwhelmed. Beneficiaries can't get service.
What is DOGE recommending now? More layoffs.
Let it be known that Trump is effectively cutting Social Security.
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MSNBC just showed a montage of world leaders calling the USA idiotic, illogical, hostile, unhinged.... literally never seen anything like this. From the shining city on a hill to an object of global derision and contempt.
April 3, 2025 at 10:41 PM
MSNBC just showed a montage of world leaders calling the USA idiotic, illogical, hostile, unhinged.... literally never seen anything like this. From the shining city on a hill to an object of global derision and contempt.
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All you need to know about Twitter
March 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
All you need to know about Twitter
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We have overcome near-death experiences before.
We shall overcome this one too. Not by denying we are in a constitutional crisis.
We are.
But we can and will prevail if we face the truth unflinchingly and never abandon the long twilight struggle against evil.
open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...
We shall overcome this one too. Not by denying we are in a constitutional crisis.
We are.
But we can and will prevail if we face the truth unflinchingly and never abandon the long twilight struggle against evil.
open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...
Yes, we still have a constitutional democracy
March 18, 2025
open.substack.com
March 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We have overcome near-death experiences before.
We shall overcome this one too. Not by denying we are in a constitutional crisis.
We are.
But we can and will prevail if we face the truth unflinchingly and never abandon the long twilight struggle against evil.
open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...
We shall overcome this one too. Not by denying we are in a constitutional crisis.
We are.
But we can and will prevail if we face the truth unflinchingly and never abandon the long twilight struggle against evil.
open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
March 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
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Dozens of public companies are following the lead of Michael Saylor’s Strategy, using cash or debt to buy Bitcoin
Michael Saylor’s Big Bet on Bitcoin Is Inspiring Copycat CEOs
Investors had pretty much written off Jonathan Ferrari’s fledging meal-delivery company.
www.bloomberg.com
February 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Dozens of public companies are following the lead of Michael Saylor’s Strategy, using cash or debt to buy Bitcoin
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Some inside baseball for how we can stop Trump and how democrats can win in 2026 and 2028 🧵
February 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Some inside baseball for how we can stop Trump and how democrats can win in 2026 and 2028 🧵
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The share of US wealth owned by the top 0.1%, at nearly 14%, is now at its highest point in Fed estimates dating back to the 1980s, per Bloomberg.
February 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The share of US wealth owned by the top 0.1%, at nearly 14%, is now at its highest point in Fed estimates dating back to the 1980s, per Bloomberg.
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DOGE is a scam. If Trump wanted to target government waste, he wouldn't fire inspectors general, and he would beef up the Govt Accountability Office, which found $70 Billion in savings last year and $2 Trillion in waste since 2003.
A money-quote:
discrepancyreport.com/doge-targets...
A money-quote:
discrepancyreport.com/doge-targets...
February 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
DOGE is a scam. If Trump wanted to target government waste, he wouldn't fire inspectors general, and he would beef up the Govt Accountability Office, which found $70 Billion in savings last year and $2 Trillion in waste since 2003.
A money-quote:
discrepancyreport.com/doge-targets...
A money-quote:
discrepancyreport.com/doge-targets...
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If the US blocks access to HRT, ADHD drugs, and SSRIs, I cannot begin to describe to you how much all of the tech sector will screech to a halt. The internet is built and maintained by trans people, people with chronic depression, and the neurodivergent.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
RFK Jr. is already taking aim at antidepressants
The new HHS secretary has made baseless claims that the drugs are addictive and cause violent behavior.
www.motherjones.com
February 16, 2025 at 2:39 AM
If the US blocks access to HRT, ADHD drugs, and SSRIs, I cannot begin to describe to you how much all of the tech sector will screech to a halt. The internet is built and maintained by trans people, people with chronic depression, and the neurodivergent.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Bitcoin isn’t just about sovereign individuals, which is very important!
It’s also embraces the philosophy of Ubuntu - I am; therefore, we are. Together, better and permissionless money, for humanity. Strength in numbers.
Sovereign communities and tribes ✊🏻
It’s also embraces the philosophy of Ubuntu - I am; therefore, we are. Together, better and permissionless money, for humanity. Strength in numbers.
Sovereign communities and tribes ✊🏻
When you use bitcoin, you're not just empowering yourself. You're joining a network, and empowering others who use it too. All this without the permission or cooperation of authorities.
(excerpt from ‘Resistance Money, p. 274)
(excerpt from ‘Resistance Money, p. 274)
November 19, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Bitcoin isn’t just about sovereign individuals, which is very important!
It’s also embraces the philosophy of Ubuntu - I am; therefore, we are. Together, better and permissionless money, for humanity. Strength in numbers.
Sovereign communities and tribes ✊🏻
It’s also embraces the philosophy of Ubuntu - I am; therefore, we are. Together, better and permissionless money, for humanity. Strength in numbers.
Sovereign communities and tribes ✊🏻
Wow, left twitter to get away from constant toxic politic, and find nothing but "I don't understand #Bitcoin, but you're wrong about it, it's stupid, and it's a societal negative" toxicity here. Crazy world.
November 19, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Wow, left twitter to get away from constant toxic politic, and find nothing but "I don't understand #Bitcoin, but you're wrong about it, it's stupid, and it's a societal negative" toxicity here. Crazy world.
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This is mad king shit; the arbitrary whims of the ruler may fundamentally transform his administration and its policy outputs, not out of principle or even intention, but just personal idiosyncrasy and pique
If this reporting from the NYT is true it’s so funny, imagine if we get saved from turbo tariffs because the guy advocating them got on Trump’s nerves
November 18, 2024 at 3:35 PM
This is mad king shit; the arbitrary whims of the ruler may fundamentally transform his administration and its policy outputs, not out of principle or even intention, but just personal idiosyncrasy and pique
November 18, 2024 at 3:11 PM
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And they're still counting votes in California, so this will still shift some more in Harris's favor
November 16, 2024 at 2:53 PM
And they're still counting votes in California, so this will still shift some more in Harris's favor
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If you want to know what is the primary determinant of people's views on the economy, & whether they think "inflation" is a problem, it's this chart on media use. More than any other factor you can think of. We tried them all. But it's not really about education.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
November 15, 2024 at 4:04 PM
If you want to know what is the primary determinant of people's views on the economy, & whether they think "inflation" is a problem, it's this chart on media use. More than any other factor you can think of. We tried them all. But it's not really about education.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Ah, Bluesky, where you can post a video of you playing music with your child without 50 people immediately replying ‘Hope you both die soon, you Libtard’.
Bliss. ✨
Bliss. ✨
November 14, 2024 at 10:45 AM
Ah, Bluesky, where you can post a video of you playing music with your child without 50 people immediately replying ‘Hope you both die soon, you Libtard’.
Bliss. ✨
Bliss. ✨
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I really want Bluesky to succeed, but I also want to see a healthy ecosystem spring up around the AT Protocol, and that includes Bluesky alternatives. If we want to avoid a repeat of what happened with Twitter then a healthy ecosystem is a requirement.
October 24, 2024 at 5:33 PM
I really want Bluesky to succeed, but I also want to see a healthy ecosystem spring up around the AT Protocol, and that includes Bluesky alternatives. If we want to avoid a repeat of what happened with Twitter then a healthy ecosystem is a requirement.
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BREAKING: The Philadelphia Inquirer endorses Kamala Harris for president
"There has never been a more important presidential election in our lifetime. The road to the White House may well run through Pennsylvania and every vote matters."
🔗 www.inquirer.com/opinion/edit...
"There has never been a more important presidential election in our lifetime. The road to the White House may well run through Pennsylvania and every vote matters."
🔗 www.inquirer.com/opinion/edit...
October 25, 2024 at 5:10 PM
BREAKING: The Philadelphia Inquirer endorses Kamala Harris for president
"There has never been a more important presidential election in our lifetime. The road to the White House may well run through Pennsylvania and every vote matters."
🔗 www.inquirer.com/opinion/edit...
"There has never been a more important presidential election in our lifetime. The road to the White House may well run through Pennsylvania and every vote matters."
🔗 www.inquirer.com/opinion/edit...
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I and twenty-two other Nobel economists signed a letter endorsing Kamala Harris for President.
We believe Harris's policies will result in a stronger economic performance, with economic growth that is more robust, more sustainable, and more equitable.
www.cnn.com/2024/10/23/p...
We believe Harris's policies will result in a stronger economic performance, with economic growth that is more robust, more sustainable, and more equitable.
www.cnn.com/2024/10/23/p...
23 Nobel Prize-winning economists call Harris’ economic plan ‘vastly superior’ to Trump’s | CNN Politics
More than half of the living US recipients of the Nobel Prize for economics signed a letter that called Vice President Kamala Harris’ economic agenda “vastly superior” to the plans laid out by former ...
www.cnn.com
October 23, 2024 at 4:51 PM
I and twenty-two other Nobel economists signed a letter endorsing Kamala Harris for President.
We believe Harris's policies will result in a stronger economic performance, with economic growth that is more robust, more sustainable, and more equitable.
www.cnn.com/2024/10/23/p...
We believe Harris's policies will result in a stronger economic performance, with economic growth that is more robust, more sustainable, and more equitable.
www.cnn.com/2024/10/23/p...